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ASUS is launching Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Deluxe & Zenfone 3 Ultra. 1. Zenfone 3: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi & Gorilla Glass 4. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 ( MSM8953 ) octa-core at clock speed of 2.0 GHz. RAM:  3 / 4 GB. Memory:  32 / 64 GB internal & expandable Battery: 30 00  mAh. Cameras:  16 MP rear  with LED flash, OIS (4-axis), EIS, Laser & continuous autofocus  & 8 MP front. 2.  Zenfone 3 Deluxe: Display:  5.7 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 386 ppi. It's a Super AMOLED panel with Gorilla Glass 4. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 ( MSM8996 ) quad-core at clock speed of 2.15 GHz. RAM:  4 / 6 GB. Memory:  64 / 128 / 256 GB internal & expandable up-to 128 GB. Battery: 30 00  mAh. Cameras:  23 MP rear  with LED flash, OIS (4-axis), EIS, Laser & continuous autofocus  & 8 MP front....

ARM is launching a new GPU on a new architecture. It's architecture named Bifrost & the GPU Mail-G71. What's the improvement over previous Mali-T880? Let's find out. 1. It'll offer 20% higher energy efficiency which looks so good. 2. It'll have 40% better performance density, means it'll have more data to solve in per millimeter of silicon. That's also pretty good. 3. This'll support 32 shader cores over 16 shader cores of Mali-T880. 4. This'll support 120 Hz refresh rate (important for VR), 4x multi sample anti-aliasing & 4K screen resolutions. The G71 is optimized for APIs, Vulkan, OpenGL ES & OpenCL.

Flexible display was a small sound in the display industry, but Plastic OLED going to be a roar. The technology will use polyamide to make the panels. Wait, why is this better? Because, 1. Using a thin plastic as a display panel saves a space in the smartphone to make the battery bigger or attach some extra parts. 2. This'll inspire smartphone manufacturers to make truly bendable smartphones. Samsung & LG, the masters of such job already invested 3 billion (Samsung) & 9 billion (LG) to change the industry. Samsung Galaxy S7 & Apple Watch are the only two products to join this revolution for now. But the revolution will expand farther. This can effect the television industry also. The 4K OLED televisions can become cheaper for this which can help the technology to be 'made for everyone'. But it'll take some time. For now it's just waiting.

Samsung is working on it's Galaxy C5, let's find out the phone. Display:  5.2 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution. Yes, it's a Super AMOLED Panel. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 ( MSM8952 ) octa-core at clock speed of 1.5 GHz. RAM:  4 GB. Memory:  32 / 64 GB internal & expandable Battery:  2600  mAh. Cameras:  16 MP rear  with LED flash  & 8 MP front. There is a finger-print sensor aligned with the Home button. The USP of the phone is it's design & built quality, with just 6.7 mm thickness it's going to be a super-slim phone. The specifications are also very good. Approximate price'll be 22000 INR (32 GB) & 24000 INR (64 GB).

Nextbit Robin, a smarter phone. Display:  5.2 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 282 ppi. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 ( MSM8992 ) hexa-core at clock speed of 1.5 GHz. RAM:  3 GB. Memory:  32 GB internal & cloud storage of 100 GB. Battery:  2680  mAh. Cameras:  13 MP rear  with LED flash  & 5 MP front. Specifications are quite decent. But why everyone is calling it a smarter phone? Because this phone'll have no memory problem as Nextbit said. Nextbit is giving a 100 GB cloud storage with the phone & you can save apps on the cloud. So, less necessary apps are on the cloud & important one on the mobile. Just a tap when you need one of those apps (Yes, you have to have a Internet connection). The another interesting part of the phone is it's design. A great design with bold colour. It's a USB-Type C & Stock Android like experience. The battery is quite disappointing, but others it's...

CyanogenMod is a custom ROM on top of Google's Android. The ROM is so popular & feature rich. What's the reason of popularity? Let's find out. 1. CyanogenMod gives you root access, means you can tweak system files as you like. 2. CyanogenMod has a lot of theme, so you can customize your phone as you like. 3. With it you can remove all unnecessary apps installed by your company. 4. You'll get frequent updates, so never worry for security. 5. As the Android updates CyanogenMod'll also update with it. 6. You can reply from notification bar, get a Camera app with voice control, battery % symbol & many more. 7. And of course the speed, as the skin is like stock Android this custom ROM is super-fast. So, if you like feature, security & customization you can go with CyanogenMod no doubt. It's all featurey thing! Some Exciting features: Control all volumes pressing volume key Change the colour of Notification Bar A featur...

Google is developing a project called 'Project Ara'. This project is about modular-type phones, so, assembled phone like assembled PCs. That's a great idea by Google. Because on the succession of the project people'll be able to pick what they need or upgrade when they need. Now let's talk about some features. 1. As it's a modular type phone you can change the modules as per your necessity, the modules have a data-transfer speed of 11.9 GB/s. 2. There will be some skeleton of different size (5, 5.5, 6, 6.5 inch) & you'll be able to attach modules on that. So, there'll be a lot of good things for specific users; like photographers will focus on camera module, song listeners will focus on speakers, gamers on CPU,GPU & RAM & so on. Google'll up the curtain of their project on Google I/O 2016 & this next generation phones'll be available commercially in 2017. That's it, so good!

Moto G4 & G4 Plus launched in India. 1. Moto G4: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 ( MSM8952) at clock speed of 1.5 GHz. RAM:  2 GB. Memory:  16 / 32 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  3000  mAh. Cameras:  13 MP rear  with dual LED flash  & 5 MP front. 2. Moto G4 Plus: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi  with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 ( MSM8952) at clock speed of 1.5 GHz. RAM:  3 / 4 GB. Memory:  16 / 32 / 64 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  3000  mAh. Cameras:  16 MP rear  with dual LED flash & laser auto-focus  & 5 MP front. The phones are from Motorola, so durable design & sturdy looks. Don't worry to drop the phones. The Camera of G4 Plus is re...

Sony's new series Xperia X. Two phones are there Xperia X & XA. 1. Sony Xperia X Display:  5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 441 ppi. Processor:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 ( MSM8956) at clock speed of 1.6 GHz. RAM:  3 GB. Memory:  32 / 64 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  2620  mAh. Cameras:  23 MP rear  with LED flash  & 13 MP front. Price:  Will be around 33000-35000 INR. 2. Sony Xperia XA Display:  5 inch display with 720 X 1080 resolution & 294 ppi. Processor:   MediaTek Helio P10 ( MT6755)  at clock speed of 2.0 GHz. RAM:  2 GB. Memory:  16 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  2300  mAh. Cameras:  13 MP rear  with LED flash  & 8 MP front. Price:  Will be around 23000-25000 INR. So, these are Sony. Design, Camera & Sound wise perfect. But for performance the price is so high. But...

Google I/O 2016, one part Android N. Let's take about it. 1. Android N is coming with Android VR which will help us to enjoy Virtual Reality Movies, Apps etc without installing any third party app. 2. Android N will support multi-window which is a very good feature. 3. There'll be a direct reply option on the notification bar, so you'll never lose your time. 4. There is new quick settings menu on the top, from where you can now rearrange them by just long pressing them not going into settings. 5. There's a Doze Mode 2.0 to save your battery. For more Android N will support 3D Touch, faster & smoother performance up-to 30-600 % than Marshmellow, seamless updates, multi-language feature & many more. So, for now let's wait.

LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) has launched Le 2, Le 2 Pro & Le Max 2 in China. They'll launch the phones in India very soon. 1. LeEco Le 2: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi. Processor:  MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797), deca-core at clock speed of 2.3 GHz. RAM:  3 GB. Memory:  32 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  3000  mAh. Cameras:  16 MP rear  with LED flash  & 8 MP front. Price: Will be around 10000-12000 INR. 2. LeEco Le 2 Pro: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi. Processor:   MediaTek Helio X25 (MT6797T), deca-core at clock speed of 2.5 GHz. RAM:  4 GB. Memory:  32 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  3000  mAh. Cameras:   21 MP rear (f/2.0)  with LED flash  & 8 MP front. Price: Will be around 15000-17000 INR. 3.LeEco Le Max 2: Display:  5.7 inc...

htc is launching 530, 630 & 830 in it's desire series. 1. htc Desire 530: Display:  5 inch display with 720 X 1080 resolution & 294 ppi. Processor:  Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909), quad-core at clock-speed of 1.1 GHz. RAM:  1.5 GB. Memory:  16 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery: 2200  mAh. Cameras:  8 MP rear (f/2.4)  with LED flash  & 5 MP front (f/2.8). 2. htc Desire 630: Display:  5 inch display with 720 X 1080 resolution & 294 ppi. Processor:  Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, quad-core at clock-speed of 1.6 GHz. RAM:  2 GB. Memory:  16 GB internal & expandable up-to 200 GB. Battery:  2200 mAh. Cameras:  13  MP rear (f/2.4)  with LED flash  & 5 MP front (f/2.8). 3. htc Desire 830: Display:  5.5 inch display with 1080 X 1920 resolution & 401 ppi. Processor:  MediaTek MT6753, octa-core at clock speed of 1.3 GHz. RAM: ...